Security in the ECI

The ECI uses conversation-level security based on the SNA LU 6.2 model.

ECI security involves authentication and authorization. During authentication, checks are performed to ensure that the user ID and password or password phrase information associated with an ECI call are valid. During authorization, a check is performed on the CICS® server to ensure that the authenticated user is allowed to access the requested resource.

The user application can set the user ID and password or password phrase on an ECI request for a conversation with a specific CICS server. These values override any default values set for the CICS server connection.